Dean Harris and Prof. Chandni watched the livestream of Mister Switzerland 2011, which was very good...except for the technical difficulties at the end. It was like the 1972 Miss Universe pageant all over again. The screen went black right before the final announcement and some very nice music was put on. But in famous Swiss timing form, the very nice SF1 folks came on the chat and said in English and German that they were having techical difficulties and apologized.

That said, we were captivated by Luca. He showed not only his studly side...but also his scholarly side by winning the quiz section of the contest! In addition to the quiz, the contestants had to hammer nails into tree trunks. Luca's runner-up for the coveted title of Mister Switzerland 2011 was Michel de Carolis, 26. The other two finalists were Dominique Capraro, 22, and Pascal Breitenstein, 22. Miss Switzerland 1996 Tanja Gutmann was on of the co-hosts for the televised production.